An Edinburgh mum has spoken of how she feels as though her son has been ostracised from his peers and his future placed in jeopardy due to failures of the capital’s education system.
Hailey Paolozzi, 29, from Broomhouse, says that her son, who she wishes to remain anonymous, was diagnosed with autism at the age of four after being placed on a pathway since the age of two. His needs are extremely complex and his mother argues that a mainstream school setting is not the right place for her son.
Hailey says that she has requested for her son to be transferred to a specialist school where there are trained members of staff that can ensure her son’s potential is fully reached. But her plea with Edinburgh City Council officials was declined in a move that has flattened her family.
